Chapter 49 The Secret of the Dragon

Ziger now feels the same as when he obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit in the Valley of the Gods. The demon sword Muramasa seems to be a part of his body.

With a thought, Muramasa instantly turned into a black gas and merged with Jiger's right hand, finally forming a black knife-shaped mark on the back of his hand.

Jialin witnessed the whole process. His expression changed from initial shock to calmness. Looking at the mark on the back of Jiger's hand, he slowly spoke,

"As expected, you who possess the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit are the most suitable master for Muramasa."

Garin's words sounded a bit mysterious, and Jiger asked,

"Uncle Garin, do you mean that anyone with the ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit can become the master of Muramasa?"

"Of course not. To become the master of the demon sword Muramasa, one must first be of the bloodline of the Fegalando family. Otherwise, one will be devoured by Muramasa."

"Swallow?"

"That's right. Saint Ancestor Casillas from eight hundred years ago was also a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, and his development of the Dark-Dark Fruit was almost beyond the limit. He could even actively separate the demonic power in his body."

When Jiger first heard the "beyond the limit" mentioned by Garin just now, he thought it was the awakening of the fruit.

He even thought that the development level of this ancestor was a little inferior, and was only "about to surpass". Doesn't that mean that he hasn't even achieved the awakening of the fruit?

Until the last sentence, Jiger directly denied it, because actively separating the demonic power sounded too outrageous. Even he, who had the memory of Blue Star, had never heard of it.

This shows that the user has touched the most original power of the Devil Fruit, and it also shows that the awakening of the fruit is not the limit of the power of the Devil Fruit, there is a higher level above it!

The news he got from Garin today completely overturned Jiger's understanding of the pirate world, and also made him, who had memories of Blue Star, put away his sense of superiority.

Come to think of it, the comics have not been completed, and no one can guarantee that this world line will be exactly the same as in the comics. There are too many unknown factors.

Ziger believed that he had developed the Dark-Dark Fruit very well with the memory of Blue Star, but awakening was still a long way off, let alone transcending the limit.

At this moment, his thirst for knowledge was very strong. Garin did not hide anything from Jiger, the heir of the family, and continued to talk about the ancestor.

"Eight hundred years ago, our ancestor used this sword, Muramasa, to deal a crucial blow to Joy Boy, but he himself was also severely injured. Not long after the establishment of the World Government, he died from his injuries."

Although he already knew about Joy Boy's existence, Jiger still pretended to be curious and asked,

"Uncle Jialin, who is this Joey Boy you just mentioned? Is he very strong? Even a strong man like our ancestor is no match for him?"

"Joey Boy is the common enemy of all of us Celestial Dragons. He is also the only one who has trained the power of the Devil Fruit to transcend the limit. He possesses a terrifying power of rules. Moreover, because he completely merged his own power with the power of the Devil Fruit, he created a Devil Fruit with both superhuman and animal characteristics. It is called the Nika Fruit."

As soon as the name of the Nika Fruit came out, the mark on Zig's right hand suddenly flashed a black light, and the demon sword Muramasa was conveying to him an emotion called unwillingness.

He suppressed the restless Muramasa and asked in a deep voice,

"So this Joyboy is dead right?"

This time, Jialin did not respond immediately. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke,

"According to the secular view, he must have died at the hands of the twenty kings back then. But everyone knows that after the death of a user with special abilities, the Devil Fruit will be reborn. As long as the Devil Fruit that contains his will still exists, he is not truly dead!"

After saying that, Jialin looked deeply at Jiger and said,

"We naturally won't let this fruit fall into the world. We have been searching for it for the past eight hundred years. However, this fruit is just like your Dark-Dark Fruit. It seems to have its own will. Every time we are about to find it, it has either been eaten or suddenly encounters some kind of accident and disappears again."

"Fortunately, during this long period of time, those who were lucky enough to obtain the Nika Fruit were unable to unleash the power of this fruit. There was not even a person who could awaken the fruit. Therefore, the world only knew about the Rubber Fruit that we fabricated to conceal the truth, but not the Nika Fruit."

After saying all this in one breath, Garin suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it on Jiger's shoulder, and said earnestly,

"But we still can't let our guard down. This world belongs to us, the Celestial Dragons. Once someone fully unleashes the power of the Nika Fruit, they will become our biggest threat. You must have heard a lot about the Celestial Dragons over the years, right?

"Yes, the world's description of us celestial dragons is not very good."

"Humph, you don't have to care about what the ants say. However, most of the Celestial Dragons nowadays only seek pleasure. Their long-term pampered life has corroded their minds. There is only one king left. Once the power of the Nika Fruit is revived, I can hardly imagine how we can resist it now."

Jiger nodded in agreement, thinking that if it weren't for Garin and the few sober ones among the Celestial Dragons, there would be no need to wait for the Nika Fruit to awaken, and the Rocks Pirates alone might have been destroyed by the Celestial Dragons.

Jialin sighed and said,

"In fact, in addition to the Nika Fruit, the Dark-Dark Fruit is also our main target of search. Its power definitely played a crucial role in the battle eight hundred years ago. However, our ancestor had not yet truly reached Joyboy's level. So in order to prevent the Dark-Dark Fruit from becoming difficult to deal with in the hands of others, he separated a portion of the Dark-Dark Fruit's demonic power before his death and injected it into the demon sword Muramasa."

"This sword has accompanied our ancestors in battles for many years, and they often used their own blood to nourish it. That's why the Dark-Dark Fruit will leave the Fegalando family, but it will never leave. It will always belong to our family."

"As a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, with its help, things like awakening the fruit will become much easier for you. I'm not very clear about the details, so you need to experience it yourself."

"It turns out that our ancestors were very far-sighted. Powerful devil fruits like the Dark-Dark Fruit are indeed hard to find. If it weren't for that idiot Rocks, we don't know how long it would take for us to see it again."

"Now it has finally returned to our Figalando family. I believe this is God's arrangement!"